After returning home, Jia Qing did not enter Ning'an Hall, but directly stepped into the Grand View Garden under construction from the road that had advanced to Huifang Garden.

Now that the yard has been built for more than three months, the things that should have taken shape have basically taken shape, and the pattern of many places can already be glimpsed.

Jia Qing walked around to take a look, or when he didn't understand, he casually asked those craftsmen or supervisors who were under construction, and he always got a patient answer from the other party with a suppressed excited voice......

After the Huifang Pavilion, or it is no longer called the Huifang Pavilion, because the original yellowed stone pillars have been replaced and installed with white and bright marble columns. After walking a little further, I saw a large group of people surrounding an old man in the distance, as if listening to opinions......

Getting closer, Jia Qing heard a little clearly.

"It's a quiet place, and there can be fewer other rocks and trees, but bamboo is indispensable. Moreover, bamboo cannot be planted muddy, and there are two kinds of bamboo that are most suitable for planting in front of the house and behind the house. One is Nanzhu and the other is Spotted bamboo.

The blue bamboo is verdant and fit, the bamboo is tall, and it is planted on the back, which can form a covering trend. The bamboos are dexterous, with small and vigorous branches, which are suitable for planting in the yard for ornamental purposes. ”

"Mr. Shan Ziye, how should this courtyard be designed beyond the walls?"

"You don't have to stick to the outside of the walls, just don't plant trees or bamboos that are too tall or thick-leaved. The tall ones completely obscure the premises, and the coarse leaves are perishable, making it difficult to come in and see. Therefore, it is best to plant a few rows of silk bamboo or ink bamboo on the path that comes in, and put a fence around the outside......

As for the slope in the front, it is easier, and there is no need to stick to bamboo, any rare trees, can be planted in blocks or arrays, and then covered with mountains and rocks, combined with its natural potential, will be able to create a green ghost show......"

"Okay, good, the old Mr. Shanziye is really talented, I look at this place, and it is not the old man's design that cannot be perfect."

The other voices that suddenly sounded made all the people who were attentive turn around, and when they saw that it was actually Jia Qing who came to "inspect", they were surprised and at the same time happy, fortunately they were doing their business......

"The old man has seen Lord Jia."

"I've seen the second master......"

Jia Qing walked over with a smile, looked at the craftsmen and servants in the palace who were in full swing inside, Jia Qing nodded with satisfaction, and asked, "Who is in charge of building here?" ”

"Back to the second master, this is the slave supervising ......"

Jia Qing looked at it and said strangely: "It turned out to be Steward Lu, why, did you come in to take care of the garden in person?" ”

This housekeeper Lu is a first-class slave with a head and a face in the mansion, and he is almost a big housekeeper like Lin Zhixiao Shan Daliang in Rongguo Mansion, he can personally come in to supervise the construction of the garden, Jia Qing is still quite satisfied.

"The second master laughed, how dare the slave say anything that he doesn't personally do, this is a task assigned by General Manager Lai, and everyone in our house is responsible for supervising a place. Mr. Lai said that if something goes wrong, he will hold anyone responsible......"

Also report to Jia Qing. It's just that he didn't say that.

"But if you do it well, when the second master comes back, or when you are satisfied, you will be able to show your face greatly......"

Jia Qing said with a smile: "Manager Lai is right, this is a garden built for Niangniang, if there is anything that can satisfy her, if nothing else, I will take the lead in rewarding all the responsible personnel." ”

Steward Lu was happy in his heart, although he was not the main hall here, but he had compared it everywhere, he was definitely the best place here, plus they had studied it with Shan Ziye for so long, he was very confident in the actual effect after this place was built.

Jia Qing smiled: "Okay, you can take me in now to have a look, and tell me how you are going to build." ”

"Yes."

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"Second master, this place, we have already thought about it, all the paths are paved with small stones without cutting stones......

The tables and chairs in this do not need to be relocated in the future, and now they will be put on the ground, and the tables and chairs will be directly connected and painted in the future to make it feel one. ”

Jia Qing listened and nodded silently. Continuing to walk dozens of steps around the place where the construction started, he came to a wide terrain, only to see many large pits dug in front of him, Jia Qing asked, "What are these?" ”

Steward Lu smiled: "Back to the second master, this is the backyard." Mr. Shan Ziye said that although bamboo is mainly planted in the courtyard wall, it is inevitable that it will be cliché, and it must be decorated with one or two things. Therefore, Mr. Shan Ziye suggested planting a few pear trees and a few plantain plants in the backyard as decorations.

The slave thought that the pear tree and the plantain would take many years to take shape, and if the tree was too small, it would inevitably fail to achieve its interest at first. Therefore, the minions are going to go directly to other places to buy ready-made, right-sized trees and transplant them directly here, so that they do not have to wait for them to come and see them when they are in full swing. ”

Seeing that Jia Qing was interested in listening, the road steward had a pretentious mind, pointed to the front and said: "Second master, please see, under the courtyard wall, we have opened another water gap, ready to bring in a living water from the stream outside, from here, here, and here, until we wind to the front yard steps, and then open a water gap from there, lead it out, and pour it into the outermost planned clear stream, forming a flowing stream." In the summer, it can also bring a little coolness, and with these green bamboos, it may become a place to escape the heat. ”

Jia Qing didn't care about his flirtatious thoughts, he was looking at it, although he couldn't remember what the Xiaoxiang Pavilion was like in his memory, but according to him, it was not bad to think about it, nodded again, Jia Qing said: "Okay, it's good......"

Then he pushed the mountain to go out.

When he got outside, Jia Qing said to Shan Ziye: "If you are free today, why don't you ask the old gentleman as a guide to take me everywhere to see, just to solve the doubts for me, a person outside the door, I don't know if the old gentleman is willing?" ”

"The lord is intentional, and the old man dares to disobey his ......"

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Then, under the leadership of Shan Ziye, Jia Qing crossed a temporary wooden bridge from east to west, and to the north, and then to the east, he saw that the construction was obviously faster than elsewhere.

"Sir, this is the main building of the entire garden, and this is also the place where the head of your mansion Lai personally supervised it." Yamako Wild Road.

Jia Qing stopped and looked, this should be the future Daguan Tower. Jia Qing, who was not very interested in this place, continued to move forward, and Shan Ziye hurriedly followed. When he had gone on for about a mile or two, he saw a circle of peach trees, all newly planted, and the soil below them had been cultivated, and the trees were not small seedlings, but large adult trees, and in front of them were the source of the stream that brought them into the garden.

Jia Qing knew that this was the place where Jia Baoyu peeked at the West Chamber, and the small hillside opposite was where Daiyu buried the flowers.

"Okay, thank you old gentleman for showing me the way, the front is the place where I came, old gentleman doesn't need to send it......

I was very satisfied with all the scenery in this garden, and the hills and ravines in the old gentleman's chest really took my breath away.

It's just that I asked the old gentleman to bother more, and wait until the day when the garden was built, and the late student should personally set up the banquet and put fine wine to thank the old gentleman for his dedication. ”

Shan Ziye hurriedly said: "The lord is serious, as the saying goes, 'the food of the king, the matter of loyalty to the king'." These are the things that are part of the old decay. ”

Jia Qing smiled: "In this way, thank you to the old man, the late student will take the first step." ”

"Sir, walk slowly......"

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